Constructing a Walk in Humidor

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

I am thinking about putting together a walk in humidor in a spare bedroom. One question, do I NEED to line the entire room with Spanish cedar. Could I just use spanish cedar trays and that is it?

PuroFreak

The only advice I have would be to hire me to sit in the humi and be the guard of your smokes and monitor your humidity levels. The only way for me to properly ensure your smokes are at their peak quality is for me to smoke several a day but I'm up for the job and I know I can keep your humidor in top notch shape! hehe

bbc020

line the whole room with Spanish Cedar? No, I'm no expert, but I doubt that is necessary. I would be more worried about temp, mainly because bedrooms usually have at least one exterior wall. Another thing is sealing the room off to the best of your ability. Lastly, the issue that I would be most concerned about is lingering odor or fungi. Seems like that could have to most detrimental effect on one's smokes.

I can't say I haven't thought of doing something like this, and these were the worries/concerns I had when I thought about it. I could be over (or under) thinking this, but take it for what it is...my opinion.

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

The room is in the basement. The normal temp and humidity with no other help in the room is 67 degrees and 54% RH. The basement is hardly ever used. I figure I could put a humidifier in it and some shelving and place the cigars in the trays.

bbc020

Sounds ideal

tankbonnies

make sure you post pictures

phobicsquirrel

Capt would be the best to ask this, I haven't seen him on in a long time though.

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

I am researching shelving. I do not want anything that is attached to the walls. Any suggestions?

brc81

What about some wire rack shelves and then lining them with planks of Spanish cedar planks or just setting boxes on them.

something like these wire rack shelves

Another option would just bee to build some wooden shelves yourself.

niz33

tankbonnies:

make sure you post pictures

I 2nd this, please post pictures!!!

kuzi16

phobicsquirrel:

Capt would be the best to ask this, I haven't seen him on in a long time though.

he even built one.

even though the room is in the basement, make sure that the humidor would not be on an exterior wall.

you wont need to line the entire thing with spanish cedar, but use a plastic vapor barrier between your interior walls and the humidor lining material. you may also want to consider insulation.
if you are using drywall instead of spanish cedar for the interior walls, make sure to use the mold resistant kind. make sure you have some cedar. i would recommend the shelves as cedar. before you put the shelves in though make sure the wood is seasoned. it will expand when it is at proper RH. oh! weather safe nails and screws as well. you dont want those puppies to rust on ya.

tankbonnies

check this one out http://www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom/cigar_room_photos.html

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

Thanks TB but that is more of a smoking room. I was thinking more walk in humidor. I have been looking at humidifiers. Any suggestions?

kuzi16

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com:

Thanks TB but that is more of a smoking room. I was thinking more walk in humidor. I have been looking at humidifiers. Any suggestions?

google "industrial humidity control"
I did.
seemed to work well.

OR go to your local B&M and ask them about their humidity control.

bigharpoon

I would be wary of putting drywall in a walk-in humidor. Drywall off-gasses some unhealthy chemicals, like formaldehyde. I wouldn't want that stuff getting infused into the cigars. Since it's in the basement I would also be wary of using PT as the floor sleepers or wall studs, for the same off gassing reasons (even though the arsenic in PT has been reduced it's still far from healthy). I would use cedar as the framing and line the whole room with wood, no drywall or PT at all.

MAJORdorMo

Not to hijack this thread, but is there a cedar:cigar ratio for humidors, or does it not really matter?

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

The room is already contructed. It's drywall and I was not going to change it.

Hal72

I would have used veneer sheet. You get them cheaper and use it on almost the whole humdior. How big do you plan it?. I would have build it as a room inside a room. (like a sauna) Then you are sure the humidity does not ruin you house and you can control the temprature.

here is also a good link:

http://tobacconistu.blogspot.com/2007/11/building-walk-in-humidor.html

kuzi16

MAJORdorMo:

Not to hijack this thread, but is there a cedar:cigar ratio for humidors, or does it not really matter?

no.
but for the purpose of this thread...
as long as the shelves are cedar, you should be fine.

kuzi16

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com:

The room is already contructed. It's drywall and I was not going to change it.

im not here to tell you what to do.
you did, however, ask how to build a walk in humidor. this was my advice:

kuzi16:

even though the room is in the basement, make sure that the humidor would not be on an exterior wall.

you wont need to line the entire thing with spanish cedar, but use a plastic vapor barrier between your interior walls and the humidor lining material. you may also want to consider insulation.
if you are using drywall instead of spanish cedar for the interior walls, make sure to use the mold resistant kind. make sure you have some cedar. i would recommend the shelves as cedar. before you put the shelves in though make sure the wood is seasoned. it will expand when it is at proper RH. oh! weather safe nails and screws as well. you dont want those puppies to rust on ya.

If the room is already built why were you asking how to build one? and there are several things in my advice that you cannot do if the room is already built.

you can go ahead with your plans if you would like, but you and your cigars may not like the outcome if you do not heed some of this advice.

im still rootin for ya.